Privacy
Privacy is a concept that is rapidly evolving in relation to the most public of mediums, the Internet, which became even more super-charged with social networking websites. In a recent California election, one ballot measure, Proposition 8, asked voters a question on marriage. Donors to the Prop 8 campaign found that their names, addresses, and amount of contribution were masked up with Google Maps and thus rendered into a format showing the world a map image of donors' names, street addresses, and dollar contributions. All this data is public record information already, but still quite inconvenient to access.
1. What are the side effects of this action?
2. Discuss any compliance or legal risks related to privacy, security or confidentiality?
For corporations, there are various compliance and legal risks associated with privacy regulations when collecting personal data as part of any campaign donation process. These include complying with applicable state laws governing the disclosure of donations; understanding federal election rules; ensuring accuracy over donor data; implementing proper record keeping practices for transactions; maintaining confidentiality about any sensitive information shared between donors and organizations; following digital payment regulations including those involving encryption methods used to protect against cyberattacks (Krismer 2020); as well as adhering to complex tax requirements related to reporting contributions made during campaigns (Tax Foundation 2021).
In conclusion, while it is important for governments and other organizations involved in public life activities make necessary data available in an efficient manner , it is equally critical ensure measures taken do not compromise any security protocols or compromise individuals rights . Therefore anyone engaging such projects should take precaution exhaust all options prevent potential damage caused by display confidential records publicly .
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Krismer J -2020- \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"7 Critical Compliance Requirements For Political Campaign Donation Websites\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" https://wwwpaymentcomply/blog/7-critical-compliancerequirementspolitical-campaign-donationwebsites
Nack A et al -2011 - \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Public Opinion Privacy And The Internet :How Do People Feel About Displaying Personal Opinions Online?\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" https://journalsapsmorg/dataprivacyjournal/article/viewFile/255626203023504565431393753637277325532806